The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2134
Waning Crescent
42.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
11:41 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2611
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 242.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 19m / -22.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.82° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.59° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.62° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.